S16.8XXA

S16.8XXA: Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

S16.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S16.8XXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S16

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S16.8XXA

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S16: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level

sprain of joint or ligament at neck level (S13.9)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S16.8XXA is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56908Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty, Blepharoptosis and Brow Lift
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.